Polity Montana Territory

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Was an organized incorporated territory of the United States.

Establishment

  • May 1864: In 1864, Montana Territory was organized from the northeast third of Idaho Territory. This decision was made by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward, in order to better govern the rapidly growing population in the region.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • May 1868: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • April 1870: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • April 1872: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • January 1874: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • April 1874: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • August 1874: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • October 1875: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • September 1876: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • June 1880: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • July 1880: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • November 1884: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • January 1888: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
  • November 1889: Montana Territory was admitted as the forty-first state, Montana, in 1889. This event marked the official incorporation of the territory into the United States of America.

Disestablishment

  • November 1889: Montana Territory was admitted as the forty-first state, Montana, in 1889. This event marked the official incorporation of the territory into the United States of America.